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A 52-year-old Amboy man faces multiple felony charges after thousands of suspected child pornography images were confiscated from his home. The girlfriend of Dwight Thomas Traxler contacted the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office Sunday night …
09 Feb 12
Over 150 people were on hand for the New Ulm Area Republican Party Caucus Tuesday night. Brown County Republican Chair Jim Hahn says along with the presidential straw poll, the main purpose of the caucus …
08 Feb 12
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday discussed how the city will pay for it’s share of a proposed flood levee along the Minnesota River. Half of the $2-million cost of the levee is being …
08 Feb 12
Judge John Rodenberg served his last day on the bench in Brown County on Tuesday. Rodenberg was one of two judges named to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Dayton late last year to …
08 Feb 12
Senator Al Franken is introducing legislation to make courthouses more secure. The Minnesota Democrat says the Local Courthouse Safety Act would provide courts with access to security training and give states authority to use existing …
08 Feb 12
The Minnesota Valley Chapter of Habitat For Humanity is currently accepting applications for families in need of housing in the New Ulm area. Plans are underway to begin designing the 9th Habitat For Humanity home …
08 Feb 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
